Arisa; Six months of not updating...I'm really sorry you guys...Anyway, Conner?
Conner; Arisa does not own Naruto, but if she did, she'd still be writing this...
Normal; BELIEVE IT!
Kyuubi talking; "BELIEVE IT!"
Thoughts; 'BELIEVE IT!
Naruto to Kyuubi; ~ BELIEVE IT!~
Kyuubi to Naruto; -BELIEVE IT!-
Speech; "BELIEVE IT!"
Time difference; BELIEVE IT!
Previously on Naruto (think Avatar).
"Assume the manji battle formation! Protect Tazuna…all of you, stay out of the fight. That's the kind of teamwork this situation demands." Kakashi lifted his forehead protector, "And now…Zabuza shall we?" he said now showing Obito Uchiha's gift.
"…" Naruto was silent, remembering the story of how he got that eye and what became of the giver.
Zabuza turned, "Ah…to face the Sharingan so early in our acquaintance…This is an honor…"
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"Not everyone knows what the Sharingan is! Jeez, no consideration for the rest of us…" Naruto grumbled.
"…Shinobi who have the Sharingan have mastered a form of ninjutsu," explained Sasuke, "which enables them to penetrate and see through any illusions…and to reflect the power of the genjutsu back on those who cast them. And there's more…"
"Heh-heh…exactly," the Demon of the Mist chuckled. "There is indeed more. Most formidable of all is the acuity with which the Sharingan…"
"Can discern and duplicate blah blah skill." Naruto huffed, "Jeez, we might be Genins but we're not stupid! Do you think we don't know Kakashi-sensei is known as the Copy Cat Ninja or whatever? The guy who copied over a thousand jutsus? We weren't born yesterday!"
"…"
"…"
"Enough." Zabuza finally said, breaking the silence. "As…pleasant as this conversation has been…the time for talk is over. I'm on a very tight schedule to polish off the old man."
Tazuna gasped and looked shocked for some odd reason.
"But…Kakashi…it looks like…I'm going to have to kill you first." …Do I really have to tell you that Zabuza said that? Really? He vanished and reappeared on the water.
"Over there," Naruto pointed lazily in his direction.
Sakura gasped, "Is…is he walking on water?!"
"Yup."
'Clever…' Kakashi said, tacking on a word that the authoress refuses to include. 'He's built up…a pretty fair concentration of chakra.'
"The finest of the ninja arts…" Zabuza spoke, disappearing again, "…the Hidden Mist Jutsu."
"He's gone!" Sakura cried.
Our favorite masked ninja turned completely serious, "He will come after me first…Zabuza Momochi…of the Kirigakure Assassin Corps…is a famous master of the art of silent killing. Letting your guard down around him buys you a direct trip to Heaven. I haven't necessarily mastered every aspect of the Sharingan…so all of you stay on your toes!"
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"Would you stop that?" Sakura hissed.
Naruto had a look of confusion on his face, "I'm not doing anything!"
"Crap! They're onto us! Run for it!" A shadowy figure ran through the mist into the trees.
A boy about Team 7's age (the Genins, not Kakashi) hurried past the team pushing a large bass drum, "W-wait for me!"
"…"
"…There are eight targets…Throat, spinal column, lungs, liver, the jugular vein, the subclavian artery. Kidney, heart…so many choices…what vital vulnerable place shall I choose? Heh-heh…"
The resident Jonin stood completely still for a moment then quickly set his hands in a ram seal. The rest of the group stiffened as killer intent was released.
Sasuke went pale and began to tremble, 'This terrible blood thirst…! If I draw his attention by even blinking, he'll kill me! I can feel it! I can't stay like this for long! I'm going to lose it.' He drew a shuddery breath, 'A master ninja, determined to make a kill…knowing my life is in his hands…I hate it! You start wanting to die, just to end the suspense…'
"Sasuke. Calm down," Kakashi said. "Even if he gets me, I'll still protect you." He looked at his student and eye-smiled, "I will never let my comrades die!"
Zabuza chuckled from somewhere in the mist. "I wouldn't bet on that…" he said landing in the middle of Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto, and Tazuna. "Game over."
The assassin swung his gigantic sword, only to be stabbed in the side by the suddenly appearing Kakashi.
"Watch out!"
Another Zabuza emerged as the clone in front of Kakashi melted into a puddle of water. The eyebrow-less man sliced through the scarecrow, who disappeared.
Zabuza's eyes widened, 'A clone?! He was able to copy me…in this mist?!'
And now a word from our authoress. (a/n Alright, so there's this fic called A New Life by Rokudaime 2000 and it's awesome. So just go on over and click on the story, you won't regret it.) Back to the story.
"Don't move…" Kakashi said, a knife to Zabuza's throat, "Game over."
Zabuza smirked, "...Heh heh heh."
"Hee-hee," Sakura giggled, just about to cheer and/or squeal.
"..." Naruto narrowed his eyes, but shouted, "AWESOME!"
"Heh...you think this is over?" The bandaged assassin laughed, "You just don't get it...It'll take more to defeat me then mimicking me like an ape...a lot more.
Kakashi stayed silent, not taking his eyes off the the attacker...Actually he didn't even blink! Geez, the ability of those shinobi.
The eyebrowless...man laughed again, "Heh-heh...but you are good! In that short time...you copied my Water Clone technique...and by making your clone say something you'd say yourself...You ensured all my attention would be focused on it...while you yourself used the Kiri Technique of hiding in the mist, watching my every move!"
"..." ...What's with Kakashi being so quiet? I mean, I know he's somewhat anti-social, but this is ridiculous!
"Too bad for you..." Zabuza disappeared and reappeared behind Kakashi," I'm not that easy to fool!" The swordsman swung at the scarecrow, who dodged, causing Kubikiribōchō to get caught in the ground. Zabuza pushed off of the sword hilt, swinging toward Kakashi and kicked said Jonin. The Demon of the Mist grabbed his sword and ran toward the (other) masked ninja. 'And now...' the assassin paused for a split second, glancing down at some objects like jacks strewn across the ground, ' He looked at Kakashi, "Hmff, foolishness!"
Kakashi fell into the water with a splash. Naruto tensed, 'Crap, do I fight or not? I have to do something, but I can't make them suspicious...'
'Uh...did Kakashi-sensei...get kicked...all that way?!' Sakura gasped.
'His physical techniques are fantastic!' Really Sasuke? Your teacher just got kicked in the stomach by an assassin and that's what you're thinking?
(Does anyone else feel like that cut off too abruptly?)
Ninjas with Hats.
"Gaara!" Haku exclaimed, "What on earth was all that?"
"I'm not sure what you're referring to," the red-head responded innocently.
The poor, gender mistaken boy twitched, "You sunk an entire cruise ship, Gaara!"
The Shukaku container tilted his head, "Are you sure that was me? I-I think I'd remember something like that."
"Gaara, I watched you fire a harpoon into the captain's face!" Haku said exasperated.
"That sounds dangerous."
The supposedly dead ninja growled, "You were headbutting children off the ship!"
Gaara looked away innocently, "That, uh, that must've been horrible to watch!"
"Then you started making out with the ice sculpture!"
"Thank God the children weren't there to see that!" Ah, Gaara, ever the optimist.
Haku glanced at the bottom of the boat, "Uh, Gaara, why is the lifeboat all red and sticky?"
"Well I guess you could say it's red and sticky," the psychopath said, glancing down as well.
"Gaaaaara, what are we standing in?"
Said sand user smiled nervously, "Would you believe it's strawberry milkshake?"
"No," Haku twitched.
"Uh...melted gumdrops?"
"No."
"Boat nectar?
"No."
"Some of God's tears?
Haku sighed, "Tell me the truth, Gaara!"
"Fine," he rolled his eyes, "it's the lovely elderly couple from 2B."
"Gaaaaara!"
The redhead had the decency to look sheepish, "Well, they were, uh, taking all the croissant rolls!"
"I can't believe what I am hearing!" the girly guy growled.
Gaara eye-smiled, "I will not apologize for art."
Haku sighed and looked around. "Where are the other lifeboats?" he asked.
"Whoa! You won the prize! I didn't even notice that."
"Where are the other lifeboats, Gaara?"
His friend/roommate/bane of his existence looked up at the sky, "Looking at the trajectory of the moon and the sun, probably the bottom of the ocean. I bit lots of holes in them."
"GAARA!" Haku rolled his eyes.
"I have a problem. I have a serious problem."
"You are just...terrible today!" the ice-user sighed.
"Shhh..." soothed Gaara, "D'you hear that? That's the sound of forgiveness."
"That's the sound of people drowning Gaara," Haku deadpanned.
The redhead nodded sagely, "That is what forgiveness sounds like, screaming and then silence."
Arisa; I hoped you all enjoyed it! I'm sorry if it wasn't all that funny, a lot of things have happened and I've been working on some more serious fics...they won't get posted until this one is finished though (or if it's a one-shot)!
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